Bizzarrini S. p. A. was an Italian automotive manufacturer within the 1960s founded by former Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and ISO manufacture, Giotto Bizzarrini. The company built only a few highly developed and advanced sport and racing cars before failing in 1969. Notable models include the 5300 GT Strada plus the P538S.Originally Prototipi Bizzarrini ersus. r. l., the name was modified to Bizzarrini S. p. A. in 1966. The Bizzarrini marque have been revived with a number of concept cars in the 2000s.Giotto Bizzarrini was born in Livorno, Italy in 1926. His father was a new rich landowner who got their start in a family with solid roots in Tuscany plus the city of Livorno. His grandfather, also named Giotto Bizzarrini, was a biologist who had caused Guglielmo Marconi on his inventions, especially the radio, following which one on the Livorno Library sections has been named The Bizzarrini Catalogue.Bizzarrini graduated as an engineer from the University of Pisa in 1953. He taught briefly ahead of joining Alfa Romeo in 1954. He worked for Alfa Romeo through 1954 to 1957. He began working intended for Ferrari in 1957, eventually becoming controller involving experimental, Sports and GT car development. He worked at Ferrari like a developer, designer, test driver, and chief engineer intended for five years. His developments there involved the Ferrari 250 TR, the Ferrari 250 GT SWB (Short Wheelbase Berlinetta or Berlinetta Passo Corto), and the 1962 Ferrari three hundred GTO.
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Bizzarrini was fired by Ferrari during the "palace revolt" of 1961. He became part associated with Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS)), a company started because of the ex-Ferrari engineers to build a Formula 1 single seater and a GT sport car, the A. T. S. Serenissima.One of ATS's monetary backers, Count Giovanni Volpi, owner of Scuderia Serenissima, hired Bizzarrini to enhance a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, with chassis number #2819GT for you to GTO specifications. This resulted in the actual Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo also known as the "Breadvan".Bizzarrini's engineering company, Societa Autostar, was commissioned to pattern a V-12 engine to get a GT car to be built by another not satisfied Ferrari customer, Ferruccio Lamborghini. Lamborghini considered the resulting engine to get too highly strung, and ordered that the item be detuned.
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Bizzarrini worked since 1964 regarding Iso Rivolta and created three models: Iso Rivolta GT, Iso Grifo both A3L and A3C versions. His work was to build up a pressed steel shape chassis for Iso automobiles. Renzo Rivolta hired him as consultant to the Iso Gordon GT task which became the Iso Rivolta GT. The Iso Gordon GT prototype originated from the Gordon-Keeble. The Gordon Keeble GT has been designed in 1960 by Giugiaro. Bizzarrini tested the vehicle and was impressed by the powerful V8 Corvette engine along with the rear De Dion tube employed for the GT:'Rivolta acquired me test the prototype. I liked its De Dion pipe and especially the Corvette motor. It was the new I had driven a single. It was superior to Ferrari's engines, having the same power but that has a more immediate throttle answer. 'The Iso Rivolta GT ended up being a Giugiaro designed 4 seater with beautiful entire body, speed, comfort and handling, and was a productive car for ISO using 799 units sold. Powered by a 327ci Chevrolet Corvette V8 engine that has a classic De Dion back suspension design with hard pressed steel monocoque bodywork over pressed steel frame chassis. Unveiled to the media in 1963, production continued until 1970.The Iso Grifo A3L ended up being a monstrous idea for just a super coupé, the L coming through Lusso. The result of your brilliant Giugiaro and Bizzarrini operating together, it was based over a shortened Iso Rivolta GT framework and was debuted with the 1963 Turin show. The Grifo epitomised the particular 1960s Italian style with its handsome low and large handmade bodywork. It was the fastest production car tested by simply Autocar Magazine in 1966 which has a top speed of one hundred sixty mph (260 km/h). Later versions of your Grifo were powered by way of a big block Chevrolet Corvette 435 bhp (324 kW; 441 PS) engine. These 90 handbuilt units are distinguishable through the raised "pagoda style" deal bonnet. Some of these Iso Grifo 7 Litri products were rebuilt later with even bigger engines.
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The concept of Bizzarrini was to operate the 3AL cars for competition. The competition versions in the Grifo were named Iso Grifo A3C, C for Competizione or maybe Corsa. A new lightweight riveted aluminium body was designed and built by Piero Drogo. It was an more boldly designed machine, oriented to endurance contests. It uses normal ISO underpinnings though the engine was moved further back the chassis frame compared to Grifo A3L, protruding well into the particular driver's cabin, fitted with hot cams and fed by several big Weber carburettors, giving more than 500 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS).
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About 29 A3C sport cars were built under the ISO name. Five of these up to 29 cars were bodied within plastic/fiberglass by Piero Drogo in Carrozzeria Sports Cars in Modena. A3Cs were widely ran. Some cars entered the 1964 and 1965 The Mans 24 hour, 1965 Nürburgring 1000 in addition to 1965 Sebring. It achieved a The Mans class win in both years and a 9th overall in 1965 without any factory support. A3Cs were one of the fastest cars on LeMans' Mulsanne Directly in both years.
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